The Festival invites you to immerse yourself in myth, mystery, and adventure as the repertory for the 2024 season explores the connection between identity and illusion.

Festival Schedule:

3:00 PM: Pipeline Talk: The Artistry of Creation

Join Kevin Puts, Mark Campbell, Kelly Kuo, and Alison Moritz for a captivating discussion about the creative process and how they brought Elizabeth Cree to the stage. These award-winning artists will guide you through the labyrinth of inspiration, discussing the sparks that ignite creativity, the methods to sustain it, and the paths that lead to groundbreaking ideas. From exploring the fusion of imagination and technical skill to examining the role of failure and iteration, this engaging conversation, punctuated with musical excerpts, promises to unveil the secrets behind Elizabeth Cree.

PANELISTS | Kevin Puts, Mark Campbell, Kelly Kuo, and Alison Moritz

TICKETS | $20 per person

5:30 pm: Festival Dinners

Enjoy dinner, drinks, and conversation with friends and artists from the 2024 Festival. The Horned Dorset will cater all Festival Dinners. Menus available in the spring; vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options always available.

Tickets: $75 per person

7:30PM: La CalistoShare

The 2024 production of Cavalli’s La Calisto features Artistic & General Director Rob Ainsley’s 2013 realization of the score, expanding Cavalli’s continuo and strings with original parts for winds and brass. Comedy and pathos, gods and mortals, and a few rutting satyrs for good measure—this sparkling early opera, which weaves together two myths of transformation, has it all. Written at the midpoint of Cavalli’s career, La Calisto was conceived to deliver maximum entertainment to its discerning Venetian public, resulting in a hilarious caper full of mistaken identities, raunchy trysts, and celestial magic. This bold take will be conducted by Ainsley, directed by Mo Zhou, and choreographed by Eric Sean Fogel.

MUSIC | Francesco Cavalli
LIBRETTO | Giovanni Faustini
SUNG IN | Italian
PROJECTED TEXT | English
RUN TIME | 2 hours and 25 minutes

CONDUCTOR | Rob Ainsley
DIRECTOR | Mo Zhou
CHOREOGRAPHER | Eric Sean Fogel
SET DESIGNER | Charlie Corcoran
COSTUME DESIGNER | Carlos Soto
LIGHTING DESIGNER | Amith Chandrashaker
HAIR & MAKEUP DESIGNER | Tom Watson